As cliché as it sounds, it feels like it was only yesterday the last time I updated everyone on Project Rough’s journey. That feeling of ‘only yesterday’ translates into over two years of reality. It’s mind-boggling to me that 24 months have already passed. However, the fact that my youngest is approaching three and constantly tries to […]
As a nation famed for its patience, discipline, and peace of mind, the Japanese seem to have a habit of restoring the most unforgiving and uncompromised race cars to the road. Probably the most famous – or most documented, at least – is Takeshi Moroi’s Porsche 962C featured by Dino back in 2012. Decades earlier, […]
With another year passing since any form of SH Garage update on my two project cars – Project Spec C and Project Levin – I could dig into the excuse book for multiple reasons as to why. Spare time has been a limiting factor, but being able to use one car while work continued with the […]
I’m going to cast my loyalties aside and admit it: Mercedes-Benz has been making some of Germany’s best cars for over a century. Not just Germany but the whole world, for that matter. I don’t think that’s up for debate either, no matter how many cubic inches you like under the hood or how many waifu […]
If you’re going to build a cool car, you’d better give it a cool name. There’s so much to love about hot rodders. The can-do-will-do, belt-it-until-it-breaks attitude they have towards building and racing cars, the sense of community that encourages the wild and ingenious, and of course, the badass names they give their creations. I […]
When you walk into a place like the Moco Museum, you expect to see names that have shaped modern and contemporary art – Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others. But when I stepped through the doors of their London facility, I didn’t anticipate finding myself face-to-face with something that spoke directly […]
When does a car’s original design and construction become a hindrance? For many of us (myself included), the urge to modify a car will often happen before the keys are in hand. The Toyota AE86 is a perfect example of this; it’s many things to many people and, with the right changes, can become an […]
The BMW M8 is a bittersweet tale of ambition and unrealised potential. The 1980s were an era of excess, where extravagant lifestyles led to equally outrageous cars. The race for the title of ‘world’s fastest car’ pushed the limits of engineering as the supercar market boomed. Porsche’s 959 and Ferrari’s F40 broke the 200mph barrier, […]
It would be a crime to close out ‘Japan Month’ on Speedhunters without discussing one of the country’s most legendary cars: the HKS Zero-R. It’s a car steeped in mystery, with numerous blogs and forums dedicated to piecing together its true history and tracing its journey through the years. Price figures fluctuate wildly, as do […]
Scattered across Japan is a mythical chain of stores that bring wonder and excitement to all who visit. ‘Up Garage’ reads boldly in blue and red over yellow, a name well-known to JDM enthusiasts. But for those who think manga is some new American political term, a visit to Up Garage feels like visiting eBay […]